Revelation 2:8-11 — Letter to the Church in Smyrna = Intense Persecution
ANTICIPATING FUTURE RESURRECTION FORTIFIES BELIEVERS TO FAITHFULLY ENDURE PERSECUTION EVEN TO THE POINT OF DEATH
Revelation 2:1-7 — Letter to the Church in Ephesus = Loveless Orthodoxy
BIG IDEA: GOOD WORKS AND DOCTRINAL DISCERNMENT CANNOT EXCUSE A FAILURE TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER INTRODUCTION: Marvin Rosenthal: I believe that the messages to the seven...
Revelation 1:9-20 — Commission to Record the Vision of the Glorified Christ
THE VISION OF THE GLORIFIED REIGNING CHRIST AND THE RECORDED INSIGHT INTO END TIME EVENTS FUEL THE PERSEVERANCE OF SUFFERING SAINTS
Revelation 1:8 — Prologue – Climax – 3 Self-Titles of the Lord God
YOU CAN COUNT ON THE PROMISE OF CHRIST’S RETURN BECAUSE THE ETERNAL GOD IS THE SELF-EXISTENT, ALL-POWERFUL SOVEREIGN CONTROLLING THE UNIVERSE
Revelation 1:4-7 — Prologue — Salutation and Introduction
THE PREEMINENT JESUS CHRIST -- WHO LOVES US AND REDEEMED US AND ELEVATED US -- IS COMING BACK IN DRAMATIC FASHION TO EXERCISE SOVEREIGN DOMINION
Revelation 1:1-3 — Prologue — The Revelation of Jesus Christ
THE DIVINE UNVEILING OF END TIME EVENTS CALLS US TO READINESS AND PROMISES A BLESSING
Ephesians 6:21-24 — Closing Remarks and Benediction
GOOD COMMUNICATION FOSTERS FELLOWSHIP IN THE GOSPEL
Ephesians 6:18-20 — Prayer — The Foundation and Essence of Spiritual Warfare
THE PROTECTION OF THE SAINTS AND THE FORWARD PROGRESS OF THE GOSPEL DEPEND ON ALERT INTERCESSORY PRAYER
Ephesians 6:10-17 — Walk Strong in the Armor of God — The Christian Warfare
WALK STRONG – DEFEND AGAINST THE ENEMY WITH THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD
Ephesians 5:22 – 6:9 — Household Relationships of Submission and Consideration
WALKING WISELY INVOLVES FULFILLING YOUR ROLE IN RELATIONSHIPS OF SUBMISSION AND CONSIDERATION
Ephesians 5:15-21 — Walk Wisely
WALK WISELY
- IN THE WILL OF THE LORD
- UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Ephesians 5:3-14 — Walk as Children of Light — Abstaining from Impurity
KEEP YOURSELF PURE AS YOU WALK IN THE LIGHT AND EXPOSE DEEDS OF DARKNESS (ESPECIALLY SEXUAL IMPURITY, GREED AND SHAMEFUL SPEECH)